Slabs on newly felted balcony

[klloyd86]

I have a small balcony that previously was slabbed and had a small furniture set on it.

Water was leaking under the slabs and through the membrane into the hall underneath so we had it redone with 3 layer torch on felt then bitumin sealed.

We would like to have furniture on the balcony again. Would it be OK to put the furniture directly on the new felt/painted surface or should we put paving supports and slabs? The space is around 1.5m square so not massive for a lot of traffic but I also don't want to ruin the torch on felt and end up having to replace quickly

 

[Doghouse Riley]

We have a flat roof extension that has a roofing felt covering. These are usually polymer based so resist tearing. But if I need to attend to the gutters and have to put a ladder on it, I stand it on a sheet of plywood. If you are concerned, you could do something similar.

 

[klloyd86]

We were hoping to do something so we could walk out and sit out without having to put things in and out